The following results were given via Chrome's gpu info page...

...I...uh...really don't know what most any of this means.

Ashley ... Any suggestions for one very confused Yank?

Graphics Feature Status

Canvas: Hardware accelerated

CheckerImaging: Disabled

Flash: Hardware accelerated

Flash Stage3D: Hardware accelerated

Flash Stage3D Baseline profile: Hardware accelerated

Compositing: Hardware accelerated

Multiple Raster Threads: Disabled

Native GpuMemoryBuffers: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled

Rasterization: Hardware accelerated

Surface Synchronization: Enabled

Video Decode: Hardware accelerated

Viz Service Display Compositor: Disabled

WebGL: Hardware accelerated

WebGL2: Hardware accelerated

Driver Bug Workarounds

clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use

decode_encode_srgb_for_generatemipmap

disable_accelerated_vpx_decode

disable_discard_framebuffer

disable_framebuffer_cmaa

disable_larger_than_screen_overlays

exit_on_context_lost

force_cube_complete

msaa_is_slow

scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args

texsubimage_faster_than_teximage

Problems Detected

Some drivers are unable to reset the D3D device in the GPU process sandbox

Applied Workarounds: exit_on_context_lost

TexSubImage is faster for full uploads on ANGLE

Applied Workarounds: texsubimage_faster_than_teximage

Clear uniforms before first program use on all platforms: 124764, 349137

Applied Workarounds: clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use

Always rewrite vec/mat constructors to be consistent: 398694

Applied Workarounds: scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args

ANGLE crash on glReadPixels from incomplete cube map texture: 518889

Applied Workarounds: force_cube_complete

On Intel GPUs MSAA performance is not acceptable for GPU rasterization: 527565

Applied Workarounds: msaa_is_slow

Framebuffer discarding can hurt performance on non-tilers: 570897

Applied Workarounds: disable_discard_framebuffer

Use GL_INTEL_framebuffer_CMAA on ChromeOS: 535198

Applied Workarounds: disable_framebuffer_cmaa

Disable KHR_blend_equation_advanced until cc shaders are updated: 661715

Applied Workarounds: disable(GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced), disable(GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced_coherent)

Decode and Encode before generateMipmap for srgb format textures on Windows: 634519

Applied Workarounds: decode_encode_srgb_for_generatemipmap

Accelerated VPx decoding is hanging on some videos.: 654111

Applied Workarounds: disable_accelerated_vpx_decode

Overlay sizes bigger than screen aren't accelerated on some Intel drivers: 720059

Applied Workarounds: disable_larger_than_screen_overlays

Don't expose disjoint_timer_query extensions to WebGL: 808744

Raster is using a single thread.

Disabled Features: multiple_raster_threads

Native GpuMemoryBuffers have been disabled, either via about:flags or command line.

Disabled Features: native_gpu_memory_buffers

Viz service display compositor is not enabled by default.

Disabled Features: viz_display_compositor

Checker-imaging has been disabled via finch trial or the command line.

Disabled Features: checker_imaging

Version Information

Data exported 2018-06-07T05:14:00.555Z

Chrome version Chrome/67.0.3396.62

Operating system Windows NT 10.0.17134

Software rendering list URL https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/babbbb5b433370f9a7feeb9f98a57599ad1c4676/gpu/config/software_rendering_list.json

Driver bug list URL https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/babbbb5b433370f9a7feeb9f98a57599ad1c4676/gpu/config/gpu_driver_bug_list.json

ANGLE commit id 702006f4a07e

2D graphics backend Skia/67 78b60f4ff13b83da98ae2bca85aaef0a98b61098-

Command Line "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --flag-switches-begin --enable-webgl-draft-extensions --ignore-gpu-blacklist --enable-features=FontCacheScaling --flag-switches-end

Driver Information

Initialization time 565

In-process GPU false

Passthrough Command Decoder false

Direct Composition true

Supports overlays false

Sandboxed true

GPU0 VENDOR = 0x8086, DEVICE= 0x0106 *ACTIVE*

Optimus false

AMD switchable false

Desktop compositing Aero Glass

Diagonal Monitor Size of \\.\DISPLAY1 15.5"

DX12 false

Vulkan false

Driver vendor Intel Corporation

Driver version 9.17.10.4459

Driver date 5-19-2016

Pixel shader version 4.1

Vertex shader version 4.1

Max. MSAA samples 4

Machine model name

Machine model version

GL_VENDOR Google Inc.

GL_RENDERER ANGLE (Intel(R) HD Graphics Direct3D11 vs_4_1 ps_4_1)

GL_VERSION OpenGL ES 2.0 (ANGLE 2.1.0.702006f4a07e)

GL_EXTENSIONS GL_ANGLE_client_arrays GL_ANGLE_depth_texture GL_ANGLE_framebuffer_blit GL_ANGLE_framebuffer_multisample GL_ANGLE_instanced_arrays GL_ANGLE_lossy_etc_decode GL_ANGLE_pack_reverse_row_order GL_ANGLE_program_cache_control GL_ANGLE_request_extension GL_ANGLE_robust_client_memory GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt3 GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt5 GL_ANGLE_texture_usage GL_ANGLE_translated_shader_source GL_CHROMIUM_bind_generates_resource GL_CHROMIUM_bind_uniform_location GL_CHROMIUM_color_buffer_float_rgb GL_CHROMIUM_color_buffer_float_rgba GL_CHROMIUM_copy_compressed_texture GL_CHROMIUM_copy_texture GL_CHROMIUM_sync_query GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_color_buffer_half_float GL_EXT_debug_marker GL_EXT_discard_framebuffer GL_EXT_disjoint_timer_query GL_EXT_draw_buffers GL_EXT_frag_depth GL_EXT_map_buffer_range GL_EXT_occlusion_query_boolean GL_EXT_read_format_bgra GL_EXT_robustness GL_EXT_sRGB GL_EXT_shader_texture_lod GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1 GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc_srgb GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_format_BGRA8888 GL_EXT_texture_rg GL_EXT_texture_storage GL_EXT_unpack_subimage GL_KHR_debug GL_NV_EGL_stream_consumer_external GL_NV_fence GL_NV_pack_subimage GL_NV_pixel_buffer_object GL_OES_EGL_image GL_OES_EGL_image_external GL_OES_compressed_ETC1_RGB8_texture GL_OES_depth32 GL_OES_element_index_uint GL_OES_get_program_binary GL_OES_mapbuffer GL_OES_packed_depth_stencil GL_OES_rgb8_rgba8 GL_OES_standard_derivatives GL_OES_surfaceless_context GL_OES_texture_float GL_OES_texture_float_linear GL_OES_texture_half_float GL_OES_texture_half_float_linear GL_OES_texture_npot GL_OES_vertex_array_object

Disabled Extensions GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced_coherent

Disabled WebGL Extensions EXT_disjoint_timer_query EXT_disjoint_timer_query_webgl2

Window system binding vendor Google Inc. (adapter LUID: 000000000000ec7d)

Window system binding version 1.4 (ANGLE 2.1.0.702006f4a07e)

Window system binding extensions EGL_EXT_create_context_robustness EGL_ANGLE_d3d_share_handle_client_buffer EGL_ANGLE_d3d_texture_client_buffer EGL_ANGLE_surface_d3d_texture_2d_share_handle EGL_ANGLE_query_surface_pointer EGL_ANGLE_window_fixed_size EGL_ANGLE_keyed_mutex EGL_ANGLE_surface_orientation EGL_ANGLE_direct_composition EGL_NV_post_sub_buffer EGL_KHR_create_context EGL_EXT_device_query EGL_KHR_image EGL_KHR_image_base EGL_KHR_gl_texture_2D_image EGL_KHR_gl_texture_cubemap_image EGL_KHR_gl_renderbuffer_image EGL_KHR_get_all_proc_addresses EGL_KHR_stream EGL_KHR_stream_consumer_gltexture EGL_NV_stream_consumer_gltexture_yuv EGL_ANGLE_flexible_surface_compatibility EGL_ANGLE_stream_producer_d3d_texture EGL_ANGLE_create_context_webgl_compatibility EGL_CHROMIUM_create_context_bind_generates_resource EGL_CHROMIUM_sync_control EGL_EXT_pixel_format_float EGL_KHR_surfaceless_context EGL_ANGLE_display_texture_share_group EGL_ANGLE_create_context_client_arrays EGL_ANGLE_program_cache_control EGL_ANGLE_robust_resource_initialization EGL_ANGLE_create_context_extensions_enabled

Direct rendering Yes

Reset notification strategy 0x8252

GPU process crash count 0

Compositor Information

Tile Update Mode One-copy

Partial Raster Enabled

GpuMemoryBuffers Status

ATC Software only

ATCIA Software only

DXT1 Software only

DXT5 Software only

ETC1 Software only

R_8 Software only

R_16 Software only

RG_88 Software only

BGR_565 Software only

RGBA_4444 Software only

RGBX_8888 GPU_READ, SCANOUT

RGBA_8888 GPU_READ, SCANOUT

BGRX_8888 Software only

BGRX_1010102 Software only

RGBX_1010102 Software only

BGRA_8888 Software only

RGBA_F16 Software only

YVU_420 Software only

YUV_420_BIPLANAR Software only

UYVY_422 Software only

Display(s) Information

Info Display[2528732444] bounds=[0,0 1366x768], workarea=[0,0 1366x738], scale=1, external.

Color space information {primaries:BT709, transfer:IEC61966_2_1, matrix:RGB, range:FULL}

Bits per color component 8

Bits per pixel 24

Video Acceleration Information

Decode h264 baseline up to 1920x1088 pixels

Decode h264 main up to 1920x1088 pixels

Decode h264 high up to 1920x1088 pixels

Encode h264 baseline up to 3840x2176 pixels and/or 30.000 fps

Encode h264 main up to 3840x2176 pixels and/or 30.000 fps

Encode h264 high up to 3840x2176 pixels and/or 30.000 fps

Diagnostics

0

b3DAccelerationEnabled true

b3DAccelerationExists true

bAGPEnabled true

bAGPExistenceValid true

bAGPExists true

bCanRenderWindow true

bDDAccelerationEnabled true

bDriverBeta false

bDriverDebug false

bDriverSigned false

bDriverSignedValid false

bNoHardware false

dwBpp 32

dwDDIVersion 11

dwHeight 768

dwRefreshRate 60

dwWHQLLevel 0

dwWidth 1366

iAdapter 0

lDriverSize 12935296

lMiniVddSize 0

szAGPStatusEnglish Enabled

szAGPStatusLocalized Enabled

szChipType Intel(R) HD Graphics Family

szD3DStatusEnglish Enabled

szD3DStatusLocalized Enabled

szDACType Internal

szDDIVersionEnglish 11.1

szDDIVersionLocalized 11.1

szDDStatusEnglish Enabled

szDDStatusLocalized Enabled

szDXVAHDEnglish Supported

szDXVAModes ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeWMV9_C ModeVC1_C

szDescription Intel(R) HD Graphics

szDeviceId 0x0106

szDeviceIdentifier {D7B78E66-4246-11CF-FE62-2926B7C2C435}

szDeviceName \\.\DISPLAY1

szDisplayMemoryEnglish 1760 MB

szDisplayMemoryLocalized 1760 MB

szDisplayModeEnglish 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)

szDisplayModeLocalized 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)

szDriverAsse

signaljacker - Did that, actually. And yup, there they are. Problem is that the effects, such as the vignette, cover up too much of the HUD layer. Put it on any layer, actually, does not result in anything or the effect is limited to just the objects on that layer. No amount of normal or alternate blending modes makes any significant difference or yield the desired result.

Asmodean - Thank you for that. I set it up as you said and the result is the text displaying "canvas2d". I presume this means everything's working. I doubled checked the chrome://flags anyway, and confirmed that my computer is set up to override the software rendering list. The effects work on the mobile version when I use remote preview, but the effects do not load when I preview it on my computer.

— kindly suggested several effects I try out for my game to try to recreate the image of the GameBoy screen from back in the day...

However, after applying any effect to the layout, while it shows up in the editor, it does not show up when I start a preview of the game.

I'm using Google Chrome (everything is up to date and I'm using the latest beta, #103). Though my computer is probably to blame as it's around 4+ years old and does not have a dedicated graphics card. I also have not been able to further update graphics drivers.

I'm more-or-less naive or ignorant about the finer points of graphics and computers inner workings, but any suggestions or input would be greatly appreciated. Any thoughts? Thank you, all!

No...no, they're showing up...Kinda. But I put them on the top-most layer but nothing is showing up clearly... Got some more messing around to do.

...Turns out my computer just doesn't like effects. I can't get them to display in the editor nor in the preview/test.

— - WONDERFUL! Thank you so much! I will give those a try and see how things turn out.

I'll let you know the results.

Ashley, have you SEEN this?!

fisholith has been BUSY!!!

I wonder if you can incorporate his work into future updates in C3 somehow...

Thank you Ashley and — This problem JUST came up suddenly for me, too.

GameeApp - WHOOPS! Sorry about that.

GameeApp - Unless I just completely MISSED it, you may want to clarify that with the new addon (2.0) you just released, users will need to FIRST remove the old version, restart C3, then add the new one. I had trouble at first with that... Just in case it's not as evident to some people.